The Hope pioneer., 1887-07-29
EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
Domestic News

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American Mechanics 300 delegates were
present; representing membership of 100,-.
600 in Pennsylvania. A resolution was
adopted that memorial from the order be
presented to the next congress asking that
per capita tax be imposed by law on foreign
emigrantS landing at American ports. Con-
gress will also be asked to prohibit the land
ing of pauper emigrants, and also to pass
law requiring. that foreign-born residents
ing egible to Office. Harry A. Keil, of Pitts
burg, was elected state chancellor. The
next annual convention will be at Wilkes
barre, July 10, 1888.
A synopsis of business transacted in the
general land office during the week ending
July 16 shows that of state and territorial
grants there were selections awaiting final
action amounting to 915, 74S acres; railroad
selections pending involving &c, $50, 943 acres; :;
wagon road selections pending, 223O67
acres; number of land grant railroads, 79,
involving 197, ,203, ,S07 acres; number of land
grant wagon roads, Z, involving 3,266,5S3
acres; ex .parte cases pending, 65,65o; con-
test cases undisposed Of II 1888; railroad list
pending, involving the mineral character of
SS6, ,52S acres; final homestead entries pend
ing, 21,1O9; cash entries pending, 2O,S95;
fraudulent entry cases pending, 1921. The
available balances of the several appropria-
900. Ssef eno'ns June H. i'''' appr0aones S''0'
New England was struck with flooding
rains on the 23rd and oath, raising streams
abnormally, carrying away bridges on rail
roads and carriage roads, wrecking mills
and mill dams and causing loss of life and
of live stock. The storm was very severe
among the Berkshire Hills, Mass, along the
Connecticut river the Merrimac aud CoctecO
rivers in New Hampshire. The rain covered
portions of New York and serious washouts
occurred on the Harlem R. R., great dam
age was done in the vicinity Elizabeth, New
Jersey and the Delaware and Lehigh rivers
overflowed their banks in an unprecedented
manner.
Lightning played havoc at Grafton, Tay-
lor Co., w. Va. Mrs. W. T. Carr was sitting
in the room with her three children, when
the house was struck by lightning which
set fire to the bed in the room. Neighbors
running to extinguish the flames found that
Mrs. Carr had been instantly killed and the
three children severely burned by the elec-
trio bolt The residence of George Dick was
also struck and large hole knocked in it.
The inmates were slightly stunned. A great
number of barns throughout the country
were struck and partially demolished. The
losses aggregate considerable sum-
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Thompson Falls, Idaho, was not as heavy as
first reported. For some distance the Thomp-
son road was destroyed, number of load
ed wagons were swept away, and the loss
to stock was considerable Mountain City,
which it was feared was destroyed escaped
with small damage. Some lands were dam
aged in the sudden rush of waters. Miners
sustain considerable loss. No lives were
lost so far as known.
About 3 O'Clock Sunday morning Mrs.
Ellen Lamb, widow, living two miles
from Tolt do, Ohio, shot and killed Charles
Bessinger, who is we'll known farmer, and
lives near Mrs. Lambs residence. Bessin.
ger attempted to force an entrance to he1
house through a. window, when the lady
opened fire upon him, shooting him through
the heart. He walked to the middle of the
street and dropped dead.
The heirs of the late A. T. Stewart and
wife think Judge Hilton got too much of the
Stewart millions, and in ADDITION to two
other suits pending q third one has been
dry goods business to Hilton by Mrs. Stew
art in 1876 which includes two important
buildings on Chambers and Tenth streets,
New York City.
The mortality among children in Pitts
burg and Allegheny City, Pa, during the
past six weeks is something appalling. In
June 500 children under five years Of age
died, and since the 1st inst. there have been
'56S deaths, making a total 3of 1,137 in six
weeks. OF this number nearly 75 per cent
were babes under two years of age.
Large numbers Of strikers in the coke
region have returned to work, but new com
plications are said to have arisen which may
prevent settlement of the trouble. 1t has
been one of the most stubborn strikes ever
seen in Pennsylvania, and the loss in wages
alone is estimated at S996,300.
Captain Job johnson and his ten-year
old son were drowned at Pocomoke City Md,
his arms, attempted to jump from the draw
bridge to his schooner in the Pokomoke riv-
er. He miscalculated the distance and they
were plunged into the river.
Chief McVeity of the Ottawa, Ont, police
force is authority for the statement that a
condition of affairs similar to that exposed
by the London Pail Mall Gazette two years
ago now exists in Ottawa, professional men,
civil servants, tradesmen, and all sorts OF
men being implicated.
A summary of business transacted in the
bureau of pensions for the week ending
July 16, shows that 1852 cases were disposed
OF during the week, leaving pending 299, ,442
making reduction of 29S claims from. the
number pending at the commencement Of
the week.
The Texas fever is prevailing in Kansas
among cattle adjacent to Kansas City, Mo-.
from whence the disease comes. The dis
order is malignant in Washington and
Montgomery counties; out of drove OF
several hundred at Greenleaf 80 per cent
died.
The strikers are resuming work in the
Pennsylvania coke regions and this week il
GRAFTON. The Union, Mayfield, Donnelly
Stoneville, Mullen, and Southwest works
Nos. l, 2 and started up with large forces
At the inquest at st. Thomas Ont, in
connection with the late railway disaster
witnesses swore that the engineer was under
the influence of liquor and unfit to contro
the train; also, that the conductor had been
drinking, though he was not intoxicated.
Some faith is said to be put in New Yorl
in the statement that the Pennsylvania
company will obtain control of the Balti
more & Ohio by a guarantee of s per cent
on the stock, A. j. Cassatt being president
instead of Garrett.
At New York City, Gertrude Beecroft
aged II, of 267 West-seventh street, was re
buked by her mother Friday night for stay
ing. out late. She took rat poison Saturday
night, and died after much suffering.
At New Haven, Conn, on Sunday two
young children of Prof F. R. Honey, Of
Yale college, died under circumstances
which make it probable that they were
poisoned by ice cream.
The tickers have been taken out of the
New York bucket shops, but they continue
to do business in spite of it, obtaining quo
tations it is said, from private brokers'
The district assembly Knights of Labor
at London, Ontario, has adopted resolu
tion urging the separation of the Canadian
knights from the American body.
A furious storm, the most damaging in 1s
wears, visited PittShTrp Pa on the 2()th